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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30117 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18259 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 21st Jun, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25368 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16614 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29319 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18644 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 27900 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17848 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29359 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18634 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30249 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18738 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 31387 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16927 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29674 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23847 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th May, 1973 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26294 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19511 | |
| Democratic Socialist | 335 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30574 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17909 | |
| Liberal | 10939 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30373 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16798 | |
| Liberal | 8926 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29685 | Elected |
| Conservative | 24398 | |
| Liberal | 7544 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westhoughton Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12748371/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 27th July 2026